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In the early days, it was easy to install Emacs on any system I was working on. In modern times, VSCode is a fine substitute for Emacs, so try that. I generall
by mark_l_watson 4y ago
In the early days, it was easy to install Emacs on any system I was working on.
In modern times, VSCode is a fine substitute for Emacs, so try that. I generally prefer Emacs because I am so used to it.
- User23 4y agoVS Code has many pleasant properties, but its lack of respect for user freedom is a real turn off. Also it is considerably less conveniently extensible than Emacs. That however is definitely a double edged sword and there are valid reasons to go with a less customizable tool.
- philsnow 4y agoI would guess there's about 1000x as many people who are capable with javascript as there are who are capable with elisp though. ... that could be a feature, depending on the person, I guess.
- User23 4y agoIt’s not so much the particular extension language as it is the design philosophy. JavaScript is considerably lispier than most squiggly brace languages.
- firecall 4y agoI find the Electron based GUI of VSC to be laggy compared to other GUI editors like Sublime Text. It's subtle, but there is a noticeable lag when clicking on a file and the view refreshing in VSC that isnt there in Sublime Text, for instance.